Tool-box.



A. D CONVERSE.

TOOL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED'FEB. 12. mm

1,175,127. 1 Pat ented Mar. 14,1916.

. Inventor: Jllherlonllbnverse;

ml: COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cm, WASHINGTON, D. c,

i UNITED STATES PA -OFFI E ATHERTON 2D. CONVERSE, or wmcnmviaon, ivrAssAonosErrs. V

To all whom it mag concern Be it known .that I, ATHER'roN vEnsE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of VVinchendon, in

the'county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts,.have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tool' Boxes, of

'whichthe following is a specification.

formed in strips or moldings surrounding the box while interposed between the top and bottom strips are metal corner pieces overlapping the ends of the metal plates secured to the sides of the box.

The invention further consists of certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be fully under stood by reference to the description of the drawings and to the claims hereinafter given.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 represents a contraction thereof," which occur equally in all directions from the central securingdevice 22. The upper edges of the plates 21 perspective of a box embodying the principles of the present invention. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section through the top or cover of the box. Fig. 3 represents a horizontal section through one corner of the top of the box. Fig. 4: represents a horizontal section of one corner of the box, the cutting plane being on line H on Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 represents a vertical section of one corner of the box, the cutting plane being on line 55 on Fig. 1.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawm s.

Tn the drawings, the box therein shown is provided with side panels 10 and a top panel 11, preferably formed of wood. The edges of the panel 11 are inclosed in grooves 12 in the strips or moldings 13 surrounding the edge of said panel. The strips or moldings 13 are also provided with grooves 14 rootox.

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of greaterIdepth than the ,depthfof the grooves-12, th ese grooves 14 beingvadapted to receive the edges of the metal plate 15 se-' cured to said panel-11 at one point only, the single securing device 16-beingpositioned adjacent the center ofsaidplate so that the expansion' and contraction of themetal platewill be equal in all directions, and will: not affect the panel to which it issecured as would be true if the metalplate was secured to thepanel at various points.

The groove 1a is of sufficient depth to per- 1 mit the plate to expand and contract with-- V out uncovering the edge thereof. j -Heretofore wheremetal plates have been secured to the panelsfseveral securing de-' viceshave been usedpositioned at different points, andwhen expansion and contraction of the dis-similar materials take place, a

buckling occurs that materially disfigures the appearance of the box.

The top of he box proper-1s surrounded by'the strips 17, while its bottom is surrounded by the strips 18 to which issecured the bottom 19. At each corner of the box is positioned a metal corner? member 20 the ends of which are set into the top and bottom strips 17 and 18 respectively as 'indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The side panels 10 have each secured to the outer face thereof metal plates 21, the ends of which extend beyond the edges of said corner pieces 20 which overlap said ends at all times during the expansion and from the foregoing description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

box having wooden top and side panels; a metal plate secured to the outer face of one of said panels at a single point adjacent the center thereof; and strips surrounding the 1 05 1. In a device of the class described, a.

edge ofs aid plate having a grdoveitherein'toreceive the edge thereof.

2. In a device of the class described, a box having Wooden-top and side panels; a: metal plate secured. to the outer face of one; of said panels at a single point adjacent" the center thereof; and strips surrounding the edge of said plate having two grooves therein one to receive the edge zo-f a panel and the other to receive the edge .of the metal plate secured to said panel;

3. Ina deviceof the class described, a box; having Wooden top and side "panels; a'metal plate. secured to the outer face of one of said panels at a'singlepoint adjacent the centerthereof; and strips surrounding the edge of said plate having two grooves'there in, one to receive the edge of a panel and the other having a greater depth to receive the edge of the metal platesecured to saidp'an'el. V

4'. In a devicebfthe class'de'scribe'd', a box having its top and sides formed of Wooden- I panels; a metal plate secured at its center only to each :of said panels; strips at the top and bottom of said box-having grooves" therein to receive the-top and bottom edges of said panels and metal, lates; and metala corner pieces interposed between said top and bottom strips and seeuredthereto' with? their; edges ends, of, said metal plates.

5 In a device of the class described, a

box having itstop-'and 'sides formed of Wooden panels; a metal. plate secured at its'center only to each'of said panels strips tom-- strips and secured v thereto with. their edges overlapping the. ends of vsaid metal plates. 1 I

6.- Ina deviceof; the; class deseribedga having Wooden top and side panels; a metal plate c'overingla panel With its edges extending beyond the" edges of said panel; and stripssecured tosaid panel and surrounding the I edges thereof having: grooves v th'erei n' to;

receive the" edges of said plate;- the bottoms of said grooves being outsidethe edgesof saiol plate under normal conditions- I Signed by meat L4: Post 'Offieesq Boston,"

Mass, this 11th day of February; .1915.-

D'. CONVERSE; Witnesses:

WALTER E; LQMBARD; NATHAN 1G; LoMBAnm Copies of this patent may beobtained for' fi-ve' cents cach by: addressihgthe; "Commissioner of Patemi.

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